Matthew 21:1-11; Tensions between the Jewish relgious authories and Jesus reached fever pitch after the raising of Lazarus from the dead. The Sanhedrin convened to discuss how they might put Jesus to death and also Lazarus, as he was evidence of Christ’s greatest miracle. In the meantinme, Passover was looming and Jesus returned to Jerusalem in a very public manner to fulfill OT prophesy…riding on a donkey colt as the crowd of pilgrims cheered His arrival.